Tamil Nadu players have advanced to the finals in both men’s and women’s basketball categories in the national sports competition being held in Gujarat state. The Tamil Nadu team played against the Punjab team in the men’s category. Dominating from the start, Tamil Nadu led by 46 to 32 points in the first half. In the second half too, Tamil Nadu players had the upper hand and in the end the Tamil Nadu team won the gold medal with a score of 97 to 89 points.
In the women’s category, Tamil Nadu lost against Telangana with a score of 62-67 and won the silver medal.
In the Tokyo Olympic series, only 3 players, half-court basketball competition was introduced. The event was also included for the first time in the ongoing National Games. In the final match, in the men’s category, the Tamil Nadu team lost to the Uttar Pradesh team by 18-21 points.
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In Badminton, Tamil Nadu won the silver medal after losing the men’s doubles final and won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles third place match.
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Point list
At the end of the seventh day of competition, the Tamil Nadu team has won 58 medals including 19 gold, 20 silver and 19 bronze and remains at the fourth position in the list. Services remain at the top with 41 gold medals.
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